Sterling Airways pilot dies in PA crash

Tuesday

Jun 22, 2010 at 12:01 AMJun 22, 2010 at 10:16 PM

Tyler Briggs

A Sterling Airways pilot lost his life Monday afternoon after a plane he was piloting crashed into a couple's home in Lock Haven, Pa., just 100 yards from a runway at William T. Piper Memorial Airport.

Pat Jessup was the pilot of the plane that hit a utility pole, crashed into a house and slammed into three vehicles at around 1 p.m. Monday. All three victims were on the plane, and no injuries were sustained on the ground.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board, which is now handling the investigation, haven't released the names of the three victims, but sources have revealed that Jessup was indeed piloting the plane. The other two victims were reportedly with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Jessup was a pilot for Sterling Airways, which has airports in Hornell and Dansville.